{"product_id":"behold-the-word-is-god-hymns-of-tukaram-paperback","title":"Behold! the Word Is God Hymns of Tukaram - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShanta Gokhale\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJerry Pinto\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehold! The Word is God contains a selection of 51 abhangas (devotional poems)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom celebrated Bhakti poet Tukaram's vast oeuvre, each Marathi abhanga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efollowed by two English interpretations-Shanta Gokhale's and Jerry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinto's. Hailed as one of the greatest poets in the Marathi language, Tukaram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomposed poems that are packed with hidden layers of meaning. So, two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindependent translations of each abhanga give readers a chance to gain a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeeper understanding of the original. The saint-poet's original abhangas are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eincluded in the book alongside the translations as Roman transliterations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTukaram's abhangas, copied by many hands and gathered over several years, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edo not follow any particular order. But the translators, keen to give their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eselection a narrative order that would offer readers a view of the abhangas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeyond their immediate sense, have arranged them into three groups-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tukaram and poetry', 'Tukaram and life' and 'Tukaram and Vitthala'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinto does what Arun Kolatkar and Dilip Chitre had done in their translations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Tukaram-recast the abhangas as independent poems that run parallel to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTukaram's creations. Gokhale, on the other hand, stays as close as possible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the sense, movement, rhythm and form of the originals. Together, their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etranslations capture the mystic wisdom and the musicality of Tukaram's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehymns, and open a whole world of meaning for today's readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152596996231,"sku":"9789354475870","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2c885365c7244f629caaaa403c0aaaeb.webp?v=1733215455","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/behold-the-word-is-god-hymns-of-tukaram-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}